Wang Jiaji “Chao Yue Guang Han – Yue Qiu Kai Fa De Mi Ren Qian Jing” Ewen 10/2007 ISBN-13: 978-7-542-84116-2 Publisher’s Web Site Librarian’s Note: I can’t read the text, but the imagery is an exploration of the concepts of Moonbases that have appeared in print and in fiction, leading … Continue reading →

WANG Shijie â€œChangong lansheng: renlei renshi de yueqiu shijieâ€ Ewen 10/2007 ISBN-13: 978-7-542-84112-4 Publisher’s Web Site Librarian’s Note: I don’t yet read Chinese, so any help in providing the pinyin of the title and author(s) would be greatly appreciated. NB: Thanks for the help! I roughly translate this as “Toad … Continue reading →

3D Moon Globe Artemis Publisher’s Web Site Librarian’s Note: This appears to have been published in association with some institution, possibly the Beijing Planetarium, but not the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum where I picked it up. A neat little craftwork project for kids to assemble a cardstock Moon globe.

Moon Globe Model No: ARYS316C/E-1 Artemis Librarian’s Note: Sweeet! Found this at the Beijing Ancient Observatory. Labeled in Chinese, but includes the Apollo landing sites. It’s about the same size as my Replogle Moon Globe, maybe a bit larger. It is certainly of a much browner complexion than my other … Continue reading →

? “Beautiful Moon” China Youth Press 01/2006 ISBN: 7-500-66639-X Publisher’s Web Site Librarian’s Note: A nice find at the Beijing Ancient Observatory, this is drawn heavily from Rukl’s “Atlas of the Moon”. Comes with fold-out posters of the front and back sides of the Moon.